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Pushcart Nominees for 2021 (and links to poems)

November 21, 2021 by The Poetry Box Leave a Comment

We are thrilled to announce the following poets have been put nominated for a Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Press Awards, for poetry published in 2021. 

2021

  • “Traveling with the Speed of Light” by Zeina Azzam, published in her chapbook, Bayna Bayna: In-Between, released in May 2021, by The Poetry Box.
  • “Clearing Out” by Marilyn Johnston, published in The Poeming Pigeon: From Pandemic to Protest, released in October 2021, by The Poetry Box.
  • “House” by Michelle Lerner, published in her chapbook, Protection, released in July 2021, by The Poetry Box.
  • “My Mother Never Died Before” by Marcia B. Loughran, published in her prizewinning chapbook, My Mother Never Died Before & Other Poems, released in January 2021, by The Poetry Box. (Second place winner of The Poetry Box Chapbook Prize)
  • “1969” by Tiel Aisha Ansari, published in her prizewinning chapbook, The Day of My First Driving Lesson, released in January 2021, by The Poetry Box. (First place winner of The Poetry Box Chapbook Prize)
  • “My Mother’s Satchel Whispers” by Carolyn Martin, published in her chapbook, Nothing More to Lose, released in January 2021, by The Poetry Box.

 

Image of book covers for poems nominated for Pushcart Prize in 2021

 

We wish all of these talented poets the best of luck!

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